The wave crashing against the rocky shore of Kylmäpihlaja break into a semicircular spray.
The wave crashing against the rocky shore of Kylmäpihlaja break into a semicircular spray.

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The water in the Baltic Sea is low-salinity brackish water. However, the salinity varies from surface water to deep basins and from the Bothnian Bay to the southern Baltic Sea, where it can be three times saltier than in the Bothnian Bay. Even the highest waves in the Baltic Sea are half as high as those in the oceans. The distance over which the wind blows and the duration of the waves limit their growth in a smaller basin. The shallowness of the sea also shortens the waves, but makes them sharper. Islands and shoals can also cause wave concentrations and beautiful surges like this.

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The water in the Baltic Sea is low-salinity brackish water. However, the salinity varies from surface water to deep basins and from the Bothnian Bay to the southern Baltic Sea, where it can be three times saltier than in the Bothnian Bay. Even the highest waves in the Baltic Sea are half as high as those in the oceans. The distance over which the wind blows and the duration of the waves limit their growth in a smaller basin. The shallowness of the sea also shortens the waves, but makes them sharper. Islands and shoals can also cause wave concentrations and beautiful surges like this.

HOME SHORES – Pictures from the Finnish coast

Vanhin, ikuinen rakkauteni on meri, joka aaltoilee kotimaani rannoilla. Olen kuvannut sitä lapsesta saakka viettäessäni kesiä Iniön saaristossa. Kuvia on kertynyt useilta vuosikymmeniltä. Olen julkaissut siitä myös kaksi kirjaa: Kuohu – koukussa saaristoon ja Meri, joka jalkojani huuhtelee. Niitä voi tiedustella ottamalla yhteyttä. Tähän sarjaan olen koonnut muutamia mieleenpainuvimpia otoksia kotirannoilta vuosien varrelta. 

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